Cincinnati Reds LHP Nick Lodolo to IL for groin strain in latest blow to struggling team
PHOENIX – Another day, another body blow for the Cincinnati Reds.
Left-hander Nick Lodolo, perhaps the team's best pitcher, joined TJ Friedl and a host of other key players on the injured list Wednesday, when the Reds put him on the 15-day IL because of a groin strain.
The move is retroactive to May 12, the day after he pitched six innings in San Francisco.
Lodolo gave up a first-inning grand slam in that game and then retired the next eight batters and 16 of the final 19 he faced.
He has a 3.34 ERA in six starts since returning from a leg injury that sidelined him for nearly a year.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Reds LHP Nick Lodolo to IL for groin strain in latest blow to struggling team
